When money is tight and you need a new set of wheels, you can get a brand new economy car, or you can upgrade and save some cash in the process by choosing a well maintained used car. Of course, there’s always risk involved with a used car. Typically, a used car is out of warranty, and it already has a number of miles on the odometer. When something breaks, you’ll be the one fixing it.
To help protect against that, Vehix has assembled a list of 10 used cars that cost less than $10,000. We started by looking at reliability ratings from J.D. Power and Associates and Consumer Reports, choosing to include only those models found to be dependable by these market research companies. From there, we selected ten cars that serve a variety of needs ranging from the practical to the playful, with a couple of luxury models tossed in for good measure. These are cars that we have driven in the past, that we would recommend to our closest friends, and that we would buy with our own money.
We’ve left decisions about safety and fuel economy up to you, giving you the information you need to make the right decision. We’ve also provided a range of potential odometer readings based on annual driving of 12,000 miles per year*, so that you know what to expect when you’re shopping. And remember, when it comes to buying a used car, one of the best things you can do is to perform a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) check with Carfax and get a history report that might alert you to potential problems with the car before your name appears on the vehicle title.
* A rate of 6,000 miles annually was used for the Mazda Miata, a convertible that is frequently used only on sunny weekends.
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